2026 Veterans Day 5K, 10K & Ruck

Race Overview

Join us Saturday, November 7, 2026, at Midland College campuses for the Veterans Day 5K, 10K, 5K Ruck and Kids 1K.

Significance of the Event

• 250 Years of Independence: This year's event carries special significance as America celebrates 250 years of independence.
• Veterans' Sacrifice: For 250 years, America's freedom has been preserved because generations of men and women voluntarily accepted the responsibility to serve, protect and defend it.
• Opportunity to Reflect: Veterans Day gives us the opportunity not only to remember that sacrifice, but to ask what responsibility freedom places on the rest of us.
• Standard of Readiness: The standard is not simply knowledge. It is readiness—the discipline to recognize what is required, respond when called, and execute with purpose.

Event Activities

• Running: We run.
• Walking: We walk.
• Rucking: We ruck.
• Gathering: We gather. We serve.

Community Impact

• Health & Resilience: We practice health, resilience, discipline and community because freedom and independence are not merely ideas to understand—they are responsibilities to exercise.
• Preparation for the Future: As America enters its next 250 years, we are preparing ourselves and those around us to serve, protect and preserve freedom for another 250 years.
• Coming Together: Come run beside our veterans, families, neighbors and community.
• Support for Veterans: USA 250 — Veterans Helping Veterans and Their Families.

Event Location

3600 N Garfield St, Midland, TX

More Information

For additional details, please visit the official race page.